Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out ...

When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like laziness from the outside. But dig deeper, and what looks like apathy, ...

Most people think of people-pleasing as a harmless habit, but fawning is something entirely different — a trauma response so overlooked and misunderstood that most people don’t even realize they’re ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...

Most Boomers grew up with ideas and beliefs that many of us consider unconventional today. As adults, they often preached these ideals to younger generations. However, many fail to realize that this ...

About one-third of people admit to experiencing stress and frustration while driving. However, despite driving stress being a common experience for many of us, not everyone experiences the same ...

Past trauma casts long shadows over present relationships, creating invisible barriers to intimacy and connection that both partners often struggle to understand. When traumatic experiences remain ...